United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco |
| 2 | Jim Clark | Lotus-BRM |
| 3 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari |
| 4 | John Surtees | Cooper-Maserati |
| 5 | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 6 | Jackie Stewart | BRM |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco |
| 8 | Richie Ginther | Honda |
| 9 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati |
| 10 | Pedro Rodríguez | Lotus-BRM |
| 11 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford |
| 12 | Mike Spence | Lotus-BRM |
| 13 | Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati |
| 14 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake |
| 15 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati |
| 16 | Bob Bondurant | Eagle-Climax |
| 17 | Innes Ireland | BRM |
| 18 | Ronnie Bucknum | Honda |
| 19 | Peter Arundell | Lotus-Climax |